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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
q Kind of DupIfcate Earth.

The Edinburgh Review thinks that the
planet Mars may justly he considered a
kind of duplicate earth, it being endowed
with land, water, clouds, and air, and
SHOW accommodating around its poles i'm
their respective seasons of winter. II
this be- 50. the atmosphere Of the planet
is, however. obviously much more rare
than tI.at of the earth. 50 that il only ex-
erts al the planets surface a pressure of
about two pounds and quarter 10 the
square inch. The climate of Marsfs con-
ceived, from the small amount of snow
that accumulates at the poles of the
planet, to lie comparatively mid; and the
water is distributed into a very curious
series of long parallel canals which run
out from the ocean basins 10 an extent,
in some places. Of 5000 and 4 900 miles.
As is well known, astronomers have sue
cee,ied in discovering since 1877 two
moons, these being found to present a
diameter of not more than six or seven
miles, and one of them completing a
revolution round the planet in little
more than seven hours. brooklyn Eagle.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

1t is peculiar fact that persons gait
is indicative often of his character, dispo-
sition and habits, and also that by it his
occupation can frequently be discovered.
The usually short, jerky steps of the
average merchant are easily recognized.
Doctors. druggists and dentists usually
have sort of dyspeptic walk, which at
once gives away the profession to which
they belong. Tailors and shoemakers
are, in their gaits, somewhat similar, and
move along with .'stitch in time saves
nine" style, peculiar only to themselves.
Lawyers have an earnest, decisive step,
and, technically speaking, gain a point
at every step. Men of leisure, real estate
men and aldermen walk as if they owned
the earth and had first mortgage on the
sun. The way they plank down their
feet. heel and toe at once, and with their
toes turned out at an angle of As dogs, is
not noticeable in any other class of men.
Ministers and literary men have "A soft,
angelic tread at times, while at other
times their careless shuffiing gait bespeaks
the absent mind.-Barber in Globe Demo-
GRAFT
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Mr.. Wells. ia iis account Of Brazil and
its inqui5itiyc inhabitants. tells how one
of the-,e was ured Of the very trouble
some habit of pryinS into other peoples
affairs. He was the man Of the village,
and was reported Ia he rich, in place
where $500 in ready cash constitutes a
very rich man.
He was always extremely inquisitive
Of my few belongings, and his curiosity
was finally punished in a very funny
manner. On one of his visits he found
my bottle of spirits of ammonia on the
table, and seeing it was something he had
not hitherto inspected, he naturally laid
hold of it, and asked Of me, what Is
this!"
.sOnly a medicine, replied; and with
much satisfaction watched him hold it
up to the light, look at it all round, turn
it upside down, and finally remove the
glass stopper, ami then take good sniff.
l hal to rush forward to save my
precious ammonia, as he staggered and
gasped for breath. BY dint of much
slapping of his back and dousing of cold
water, he quickly recovered, but never
more did he touch my things.-Youth's
Companion.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
CARE FOR THE AGED.
Every Period Of Life Has Its Tendencies
and Special Exposures-OId Age.

Every Period Of Life Has Its Tendencies
and Special Exposures-Old Age.
Nirgl's renowned hero, -Eneas, re-
ccived his familiar epi;het of ..pious''
from his loving care ef his old father.
Anchiscs. In all times and chimes a like
care has ever been regarded as a prime
demand upon filial picty. One point at
which such care may be exercised is in
guarding the health of our aged parents,
and thus protractinS their life and rem
derins it worth protracting. The gen.
Grafton now nearing its close had its birth
when this whole matter was little under
stood even by the medical profession.
All knew that it was a common thing
for the old TO lie suddenly struck down
with apoplexy, or hurried 10 their graves
by an attack of pneumonia or bronchitis
due 10 an ordinary cold. OF such and
kindred cases il was said they had died gf
oil are.
Life, it was thought. had reached its
natural limit; the body was worn out i'll
every part and went TO pieces. as a matter
of course. all at once. like the deacon's
lone horse shay" Now, as a general
thing. we might As well say that a child
dies of infancy when its mother does not
suitably protect it. The fact Is. every age
HIS H. AclatltltClco anu olsSNisAi lSf,uito.
In old age the articles lose their elias
ITCHY and toughness, and readily give
way, especially those of the brain, under
whatever quickens the action of the heart.
The circulation. too. is feeble. and Sigh.
chill is enough To drive the blood back on
the internal organs, thus giving rise TO
various COMPOSITIONS. Indeed, "A common
cold il often much more dangerous to the
ae.I ftaara s-s1aallT.ax m m admit Riot
fever To n child.
The rccuperative power, also, is 50
weakened i'm the aged as To make almost
any ordinary ailment a serious thing.
The secretions are greatly lessened, SO
that digest en-, especially of meat. is much
impaired, and the bowels tend to severe
constipation, with its grave evils.
Children, and all on whom the aged
depend, should not only understand, but
be alive to all this. Says Professor III.
c. Wood in The Medical and Surgical
Reporter:
"A large portion of those who are said
TO die from old are, really die from the
effects Of exposure. and il must be re-
membered that the term exposure is rel
ative. What in a young man may be
nothing, may to an old man lie a serious
matter.
Zone of the most perfect projections
from cold is buckskin jacket. Nothing
else viii compare with it. These patients
must be guarded especially against ex-
posture to wind-even more than against
damp.
High winds chill the surface, Cypress
respiration, and are exceedingly disas-
trous to the life of any person whose cir
culation Is without power. Stimulating
food should be- withdrawn. Meat should
be used, but sparingly. Milk should be
the chief article of dict. "-Youth's Com.
panion
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
An Odd Isit of Figuring.

I've just been doing an odd bit of
figurin', " remarked brakeman ON whose
hands timo was evidently hanging with
a good deal of weight. by actual count
I've found that there are now 80, GOO
railway stations i'm the United States at
which agents are stationed. A good
many? You bet il is. Why, Just think
of it; that's one station for 800 people
the country through. In the big cities
the proportion is much smaller. In a
place like Chicago, for instance, there
are only half a dozen stations, suburban
stopping places not being counted. for
725, 900 people. I'm Illinois, outside of
Chicago, there are nearly $500 stations.
''S'pose travelling man should start
out to visit all the stations in the United
States; say be could make two stations "A
day; how long would IL take him 90 make
the grand rounds! Only Fifty years. And
by the time he had got around there'd be
enough now stations to keep him goin'
fifty years more. This is a mighty big
country. Chicago has a greater number
of railways than any other city In the
country. or the world, and the biggest
ones. too. Chicago has 90 roads, st.
Louis and Cincinnati II each. New York
IL, Boston and Philadelphia IL each,
Pittsburg IL, Buffalo 10. Some of tho
smaller towns are pretty well fixed for
railroads, too. Columbus, o., has as
many as Boston or Philadelphia. and
Dayton, o.. and Minneapolis have each.
The greatest railroad town in the country
for its size is Decatur, Ills, which has 2
roads and a population of 10000. I've
heard that in the Illinois insane asylums
there are about 400 people from Decatur
all made crazy by trying TO keep up with
tie changes in railway time tables
Chicago Herald Train Talk"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
NeapoIitans Dance the Tarantelia.

Lost in meditation. we returned to the
cave, bat were rJIdciv awakened from our
revcries by the busting. brown faced land
lord, who offered to have the tarantella
danced for us for five francs. After
settling on two francs for the exhibition
our muletresses left their sure footed
beasts at the door and with the corsair
gave us the dance with much beauty of
natural movement. The landlord beat n
wild measure ON the tarlbourine, to which
the bare footed nIaidens. the corsair and
portly dame swaycd themselves in time.
Swapping their castanets high above their
heads and looking over their shoulders
with a laughing challenge to each other,
they advanced. retreated and whirled
away. To see the matron go through the
figure of flight and wooinS'' was most
pathetic, but the grace of the youthful
dancers was indescribably pretty and
formed a picture Of delight. Baltimore
SIM
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
The Truly Self Controlled Man.

The truly self controlled man is not
only able to govern his words, but the
thoughts and emotions that give firth TO
them. He is able not only to restrain the
expression of what is wrong. but the
wrong itself: he has not only learned to
pres 1t ii calm aud dipniiied exterior, but
10 cultivate true caImness of mind and
dignity Of character. This real SELF
which needs "a wise, firm, and constant
guidance, is made up of various tenden-
cics, which are partly inherited and
partly developed through education, in
iuences, and circumstances, each of
which is, however, capable of being
modified by the Possession of the whole.
Without such check any one of these
tendencies win reproduce itself indefi-
nitely.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Edison and the Electric Light.

Professor Barker of the Pennsylvania
university, by accident. set Ellison mind
at work upon the electric light. Barker
some years ago was invited to witness a
large dynamo built by Wallace of An
sonia, Conn, and asked Edison to go with
him. Ellison was then busy with his
telephone and phonograph, and had
thought of the electric light only as hints
of it, with a thousand other hints, came
to him while in his laboratory. But as
he stood with Barker watching this big
wheel in Wallace's factory, he saw some
thing which suggested To him the divisi-
bility of the light. Barker SAYS it was as
COOL as play to watch Edison that day.
He returned to his workshop, put his
other schemes aside. and proposed to give
five years, if necessary, To working out
his discovery. He did it in less time
New York sun.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

An English lady who knew the late
Philip Bourke MarstOn, the poet, well
writes of his personal history as follows:
phillips history was tragic enough.
Blind from his youth, he was engaged
when quite young man to a very beau
tiful girl with whom he was madly in
love. The time of their marriage was
near. She was abroad with him and her
parents. / do not know if she had been
i'll. | think not. Certain il is that the
end came all in a moment. He was seek
ing her, and called. There was no answer;
he grouped round the room looking for
her: he found her on the sofa, and put
his hands down to her face; there was no
answering laugh. She was dead. This
is the story as it Is always told. L believe
it is the literal one. When time had
softened this SORROW his sister was his
great companion; she also died Thus
he lost the two best loved of his life. 1t
seemed as if those he cared for most were
doomed to die. His betrothed, his sister.
ms friend Rosetti twho does not remcm-
Der the beautiful sonnet Rosetti wrote to
him?), his bruther-in-la o Shaughnessy,
young Maddox Brown, whose letters at
test how much Philip Mansion was to
him, all went. Now Philip, too, has
gone. New Orleans Times-DemOcrat.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
How Beeci.r ..h.reised.

There has been much talk of the ply
steal exercise that Mr.. Beecher took; but
one of the earliest and most amusing
features Of it remains TO be mentioned.
When budding fame came upon him he
very quickly discovered that man could
not safely drive his brain under con-
tinuous high pressure without at the
same time exercising his body. His
means were then small and bis domestic
surroundings very modest. But he had
a clean. dry and roomy cellar. lie pro-
cured TO be delivered there a load of
sand One day he shoveled ii from one
end of the cellar 10 the other, and the
next day he shoveled il back 10 the old
position. This he continued until his
brother Tom discovered it, and drove
him to the more intelligent and whole
some exercises of the gymnasium. This
story comes privately from Rev. DIR.
Bodies, Of Cleveland, to whom Mr..
Beecher himself told it.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

The Story Of . Sunday Afternoon Con.
cert-"Pronigacy and Luxury"

The Story OF Sunday Afternoon Con-
cert-"Pronigscy and Luxury"
A most curious event occurred at the
palace of the Tuileries on Sunday after
noon. May 10, 1871. There was grand
concert given there at that time under the
direction Of the communard authorities.
The proposed ''concours" was widely adj
vertised in the city, and every effort was
made to have it a grand success. As its
avowed purpose was a beneficient one,
the appeal made to the comnunard popu-
lation of Paris was a very strong one.
The attendance was large and great
amount of money was taken in.
The concert was advertised for Sunday
evening, but there was an immense affair
in the garden of the Tuileries in the after
noon. There Were not less than 10, 900
persons present. There was Emusic with
its voluptuous SWELL" the bands of great
many regiments, and no less than 1000
musicians, playing and singing the soul
stirring Marseiilaise. But il was i'm the
evening that there was the greatest inter-
est. The palace of the Tuileries was
thrown open TO the public. and the great
horde of men, women and children went
through the gardens and defiled through
the gorgeous and magnificent apartments
of the palace.
Though i knew all about the concert, |
did not deem il a fitting occasion Ia be
present myself ON a Sabbath day; but /
sent one of my secretaries to see what
was to be seen and to report 10 me. He
stated that what he there beheld was "A
most remarkable and interesting sight.
Ten thousand people filled all the apart
ments, wandering everywhere at their
ease, and examining into every nook and
corner of the vast palace. The comments
of the rabble Were most amusing. Nv
secretary kept along with the crowd
everywhere. seeing all that was To be
seen and listening to all that was said.
Great interest centered in the private
apartments of the empress. The gor-
geous belongings were everywhere com
mentcd upon by the mob. The bath
room of tie empress attracted great at
tention. Ii was represented as very hand
some, and as a marvel of luxury, beauty
and taste. 1t was surrounded by heavy
plate mirrors. The bath was cut out of
solid marble. The ceilings were covered
with rich blue silk velvet. The faucets
in the bath were of solid silver. All that
was seen was described by the commu-
nards as evidence of the prohigacy and
luxury of the court, IN the vast increase
of the taxes levied upon them. Not one
man in the crowd, il is safe 90 say. had
ever paid "A cent of taxes in his life.-Ex-
Minister Washburn in Scribner's Maya
zine,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
HOME MADE CLOSET.

He says regarding IL: ave had two boards
one foot wide sawed off In seven iaet lengths
A foot from the upper end of eaf~i length w.
had cleats nailed hcross. These boards were
then placed against the side walls, at the end
of the room. A board was cut exactly as long
as the room wns wide, aud this WINS placed ON
the top Of the upright boards. Another piece
was cut, as long the top board, less the
thickness Of the two upright pieces. This
fitted In between the uprights, and rested ON
the Cheats and, fitting snugly, IL keeps the
end pieces pressed against the wall therefore
no nails or screws are needed 90 bold the ar
rangement in place. We have. by this plan,
a shelf at the top on which 10 keep boxes and
articles which cannot he hung up. Into the
bottom OF this shelf we screwed hooIls on
which garments are hung. Ia this way We
avoided damaging the walls by driving IN
nails or putting on hooks"
Next we made a curtain which we tackled
to the front of the top board, weighted the
bottom OF IL - that IL hangs la the proper
place always nnd u not blowing about 90 nd-
NIT dust. The curtain might be hung ON
pole, hut We preferred 30 fnsten IL with tnclss,
lc.nuse tits plan If Arranging II made every
thing sung and dust light. ~ should DC fun
enough 90 hang gracefully, and " the women
OF tine family have "a knack that way, they
can mike IL quite rs ornamental ar anything
else the room will he likely 10 contain.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Training Brain aud Drawn.

IL it il not too long since school, boy
will perhaps remember the principal
parts" of verb as to the meaning of
which his memory makes no response,
and "A girls French becomes as remark
able for its absence from her command AS
does her brothers. Greek. The ''discip-
line" of the study, of course, remains,
but there is IA suspicion that if the discip-
line by book had really developed any
natural capacity-which is, of course, the
end sought by any education, whether in
primary school or miversity-the out
ward and visible signs would be some
what more permanent. On the other
hand, what are the results shown when
the physical capacities are Guilt
waited! DO the trained eye and skilled
hand slough of their requirements like
the weary brain? Undoubtedly the incest
touch and most delicate vision are only
retained by constant employment, but
even in entire idleness Of the developed
physical faculties there IL u residuum
which never leaves their owner. A boy
who has learned TO draw can never again
make quite 80 bad drawing as In his
studies; and drawing, be- it observed,
opens wide the door to all mechanic arts
And a girl who has graduated at the
New York cooking school or tlls Wilson
Mission kitchen garden can never. by any
feat of forgetfulncss, lie an utterly bad
mistress or housewife.-New York Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

When little older it plays and quarrels,
drums on hollow logs to make a noise, jumps
and sings and performs feats of strength very
like those i'm which boys delight.
Monkeys are full of mischief, and when per-
mitted TO have their own way do much dam
age and are a serious annoyance. Shall pet
monkeys, then, be allowed to smash things.
No, indeed, answers Olive Thorne Miller in
Harper's Young People. There is a better
way. They can he cured of mischief and
taught to work. Long ago in Egypt it was
discovered that the monkey could gather figs
and other fruit In one part of Africa he is
taught to do many useful tasks about the
house. In the Island of Sumatra the monkey
is employed to gather cocoanuts. In this
country he is dressed up and taught to dance
and play pranks for money.
One of the most teachable of the race is the
chimpanzee. Young chmpanzees can be
taught to sweep and dust, carry pitchers of
wafer at..
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29

Days of Ignorance. the wives OF the des-
ert horsemen prayed Tat they might be
come mothers of brave tall boys worthy
to bear Rabyah's name.
And whenever, in time of foray, or in
days of ill fortune of war, or amid the
CHASTITY perils of desert travel women
found themselves face to face with the
fear of shame, they would cry out the
name of him upon whom no woman had
ever called vainly in those wild, dark
days before Islam
And Islam itself. spreading Ike holy
fire east and west, 200 days journey
from India to the Sea of Darkness, bore
abroad his name, and flashed il far into
the black south. making it known unto
the blue eyed Tou2reg, whose carnels
dance to the sound oI music-Elaking it
known To those syEart sultan 5 Whose do
rIi..i..s do border upon the unknown lakes
of Afrikia--LaicaGiO Hesarn in Harper 5
k.lB1r
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
Thomas AIdrich and the Governor.

An exchange tells the following story of a
New Hampshire boy out for sport with a
gun. He rambled along looking for game
when he saw chaise approaching, driven
by the governor of the state. The little lad,
while considerably awed 10y finding himself
alone with august peTsonagc, was, how
ever, equal to the occasion. As the chaise
reached him he stool aside to let it pass and
gravely presented arms. The governor at
once pulled up his horse and looked with
amusement at the little fellow standing there
as serious sentry, with his gun held
rigidly before him. what is your nance
asked the governor. Thomas Bailey Al
drich," replied the boy, with military sa-
lutte. He was invited into the chaiss., and
though he lost his shooting, what that in
comparison with the distinction of riding
into Portsmouth town with Governor Wood
buryl This was forty years ago, and since
then Thomas Aldrich has earned place
among the foremost of American authors
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-29
THE wAlms or pRunkARos.
Odd Notions That Fill the Minds Of Rum
stricken Men at a Hospital


Down on the lower basement of Belle
vue hospital extends a long, low room
which runs from north to south. On
either side heavy oalzen doors, IN each of
which is a small sliding wicket, give it q
prison like air. To the right a small
Office looks upon the corridor. In the
former place are confined the rum
stricken victims sent to the hospital for
treatment, while in the latter the orderly,
in whose charge the inebriate ward is
left, passes his time when not engaged in
ministering to the wants of those under
his care. During visit to the morgue
recently a reporter met an attache of the
institution, and during a conversation
with him the talk turned upon the care
of inebriates and some of the peculiar
cases that have been treated in that insti-
tuition. One patient was under the delu-
sion that some one was always calling for
him TO take a drink. Before being adj
mitted into the hospital he couldn't pass
a saloon that he had ever visited without
going in, SO strong was his delusion. He
seemed 10 hear voices saying: Come
in, Stay out! Drink. Don't drink"
The longer he hesitated the louder the
voices seemed to grow. that inviting him
to indulge finally drowning all the
others. As soon as he went into the
saloon and had drink the voices ceased
and would not be heard again until he
reached another saloon where lie was ac-
qualnted.
Another patient, an actor. imagined
himself a priest. and was continually ask
ing for wine with which to celebrate the
holy communion; while the mania in
another manifested itself in periods of
mechanically an1 a In
fact drtinlsards seem to have as broad
range of decisions as those who are meut-
ally unbalanced. and the wonder is that
they recover as soon As they do. Accord
ing to the orderly. beer drinkers recover
less rapidly than those whose beverage is
whisky. The milder stimulant seems to
make much more of wreck of man than
the spirituoUs one does. Those human
spongeS-drivers of beer wagons, who
continually dabble in beer-are looked
upon as the most obstinate cases.
Frenchmen and Italians are rarely
found in this ward. The poor unfortu-
mates who people this place mostly are
Irishmen and Germans. In warm weather,
when the slightest amount of stimulant
is required tn craze IL man. the Irish are
in the majority. At other times the Ger
mans divide the honors with them. As a
rule, man who is sent to the place n
third time is doomed. His system Is totally
enervated and the heart and stomach are
unable to perform the work required of
them. At times pandemOnium reigns and
the straight jacket has to be used, but as
a rule lime water and milk. champagne
and cracked ice, bromide of potassium
and morphine, with careful nursing, bring
about speedy recovery.-New York
Mail and Express.